A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 246 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (153 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:17:45 / 6:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us700061nd. Event ids that are associated: us700061nd. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/10/19 / 2019-10-22 21:17:45 / October 22, 2019 @ 9:17 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 138.3645 East, latitude -2.6832 South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 246 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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